Are we - dash snobs?

[Leslie Sapp]

YES! Especially those of us that have no dash models.

I fall in this camp... I'm prejudiced against dashes in general.

 

[smitholdtimer]

Dash Snob ? Yep

I'll admit to being in that category, remember asking about a certain revolver in a case and wanted to know if there was a revision number on the Yolk, if it was higher than a -2 my interest was dulled immediately but then I fell into the trap when the Nickel M19-3 round butt, 2.5" barrel appeared. I have weakened but just to a point! We "Old People" seem to gravitate to older toys!

 

[John R]

Don't care much dash models, but if they have a lock I want nothing to do with them.

As long as we keep buying them, Smith won't change.

 

[at_liberty]

Don't care much dash models, but if they have a lock I want nothing to do with them.

As long as we keep buying them, Smith won't change.

I think yadda-yadda is a fair response, considering how tiresome that aspect has become.

 

[mtelkhntr]

For me, buying S&W's is like having kids. You never know what you got 'til you get it. The dash is just their personality.

 

[John R]

I think yadda-yadda is a fair response, considering how tiresome that aspect has become.

If you like your guns with a lock, go ahead and buy them, I think the locks are a pain, but some people are not capable of handling a gun that might go off.
Keys are for houses and cars, not guns.

And if my post bothers you that much, just pass it on by, your comment is also YADDA-YADDA.

 

[jaymoore]

I got this "exceeds expectations" "no dash" .44 that some folk might not cotton to:

But then folk go all sorts of nutz for this old "no Model" .44 that I find barely acceptable...

Go figure.

I reckon folk were complaining after WWII how S&W just wasn't building 'em like they used to...just with a much smaller audience.

 

[Fackler Rebel]

The company did not make my revolver long enough for dash numbers I think, never paid any attention to it. My 325PD does not have any dash numbers and neither does my K22.

Reb

 

[Rick_A]

Not I

I base my decision on the model and the individual example before me.

 

[M3Stuart]

You'll get what you get and you'll like it!

 

[DFrame]

I have several (mostly N frames) and have no idea what the dash numbers are. Only one, do I know, and that's an old 25-2 my wife bought me 40 years ago. I don't give a rodents rectum what the dash numbers are!

 

[Isis1200L]

I am, to a point. I prefer the "no lock" revolvers.

Me too. And since I like beefy HB's, if there's a dash variant indicating a heavy barrel, I would prefer that to a skinny-minny.

Aren't some dashes associated with modifications that actually make the gun better, either safety and/or operation wise?
Not just to make them "new and improved"?

 

[pluggednickle]

Just from a personal stand point, I don't think I am, actually. I'd been looking for a round butt 4" K-frame from quite some time, and ran up on a Model 10-11 from around the year 2000 with this big honkin' Uncle Mikes grip on it at my favorite LGS. We popped that grip off and found a round butt underneath it, and it was better than Christmas. I didn't give a care how dashin' it was.

It's wearin' a slinky little black frame huggin' grip now...'tis very sexy.

 

[jtcarm]

I have thought about this "dash" thing before, with some wonder, as to desirability. I always felt the earlier examples might indicate a more "hands-on" fitting of the inner system, as well as exterior finish.

I think all would agree the 30s, 40s, guns would have had more attention to perfection than the 60s, 80s....I

All that loving "hand fitting" we wax nostalgic about was necessary due to loose manufacturing tolerances. But you are correct, the 60s through 80s were somewhat dark years for American manufacturing, as labor costs started to preclude hand-fitting and manufacturing methods had not yet caught up.

 

[Snowwolfe]

Dash or no dash, 1 vs 6, Lock vs no lock. I could care less as long as the action is smooth and its accurate.

 

[chief38]

I find the dash number to be very useful in determining exactly what features, improvements or detractions the gun has without asking the owner. There are simply dash versions I will seek out and others I would just not buy at any price. Some fall in middle ground but I am a picky person when it comes to guns.

 

[PA Guns & Ammo]

I look to see if they are pinned an recessed or drilled and tapped. Locks do not bother me too much. I prefer without the lock but if a good deal comes along and it has a lock, I will buy it. Some people are snobs when it comes to the lock. That is how they are going to be made for now on and they are not going to change it. We did not want the lock in the first place so what makes you think they are going to listen to us and remove it? Deal with it or keep paying crazy money for the older ones.

James

 

[RILEY31]

The dash number dose not matter to me but I hate the locks